Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kurt Okraku
Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kurt Okraku has vowed to ensure that Black Stars participate in all major international tournaments.
A four-time African champion, Ghana has declined in recent years despite its past successes.
After back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) group phase elimination in Cameroon and Ivory Coast, respectively, the Black Stars failed to secure qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time in two decades.
Okraku says he remains committed to seeing Ghana at every major tournament despite the decline.
“I want Ghana to be present at every international meet,” he told freelance journalist Alexis Laura Ehiagwina, as reported by 3Sport.
“I will never, never be happy that Ghana will not be at the AFCON, but that is the reality of life. I think hard lessons have been learned by everybody, me included.
“I’ll go out there to Morocco to watch the tournament, to be part of the group. I’d love Ghana to be there while I’m there.
“I hope that the players, technical team, and everybody within the space will not be happy that we are not regretful, and that should be a motivation to all of us as far as our responsibility and duties towards national engagements are concerned.”
The Black Stars will regroup for the Matchday five and six games of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers next weekend. Ghana will take on Chad at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday, March 21, 2025. The team will then travel to Morocco to face Madagascar in another Group I encounter on Monday, March 24, 2025.
The Black Stars will open camp on Monday, March 17, 2025, in Accra.
